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Published on 3 November 2026 – 11:05 GMT+1 Lufthansa Group reported strong earnings for the July–September quarter on Tuesday, as higher revenue and cost-cutting measures more than offset higher fuel prices. The company’s adjusted operating profit rose by 6% year-on-year to €1.4 billion for the quarter, which includes the peak summer season. Revenue rose 9% to €12.24 billion, making it the group’s strongest quarter on record for revenue. “With rising revenues amid consistently high demand and strict cost discipline, we were able to more than offset the increase in fuel costs of approximately half a billion euros,” Lufthansa CEO Carsten…
A suspected cyberattack hit grocery stores across at least nine European countries on Monday 2 November, prompting the EU to warn of a deliberate attempt to disrupt the bloc’s food supply chain. Supermarkets in Belgium, Estonia, Finland, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Sweden reported refrigeration problems that forced some retailers to discard food after temperatures rose overnight. The incident comes three weeks after a cyberattack disrupted French grocery stores and forced hundreds of outlets to throw away spoiled stock. No one has claimed responsibility for either incident. European Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Christophe Hansen said the bloc…
A new study ranking the world’s safest cities for travel in 2027 has seen Montreal in Canada take the number one spot and nine European destinations included in the top 15. Published by insurance company Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection, the list was compiled from an initial selection of 38 popular international and domestic cities for US travellers, alongside a survey of more than 1,500 people who were asked which of those cities they had visited. Travellers who had been to the 38 destinations were then allowed to rank them on a variety of safety measures using their firsthand insights. The…
Two other seats of the ECB’s executive board will also need to be filled next year, as Isabel Schnabel is joining the IMF in January and the central bank’s chief economist, Philip Lane, is set to end his term in May. At their next gathering on Nov. 9, eurozone finance ministers will discuss the candidates and the process to fill all three open posts of the ECB executive board, an EU official told POLITICO. However, the ultimate decision on the ECB President will be taken by the European Council, so heads of state and governments.The two frontrunners to replace Lagarde…
By Euronews Persian Published on 3 November 2026 – 11:19 GMT+1 Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned on Tuesday that any US strategic error would open “a new battlefield in the war,” hours after a US Air Force jet reportedly struck an IRGC missile system on Qeshm Island. Ghalibaf told parliament Iran was at its highest level of defensive readiness, and that responsibility for preventing further escalation rested with Washington. “The ball is in America’s court to prevent war,” he said. The remarks came after residents of Qeshm Island, Hengam and Bandar Abbas reported successive explosions and tremors overnight, according…
The race to lead the European Central Bank (ECB) is formally under way. Eurozone governments have until this Friday to nominate a successor to Christine Lagarde, and the bloc’s finance ministers will review the names at a meeting on 9 November, a spokesperson for the Eurogroup, which brings together eurozone finance ministers, told Euronews. Following Lagarde’s letter to European Council President António Costa last Thursday, “the Council of the EU has initiated the procedure for appointing a successor to the ECB President,” the spokesperson said. “The members of the ECB Executive Board are appointed by the European Council, which takes…
A new report has revealed which destinations European travellers booked trips to in 2026, with Spanish cities dominating the most popular holiday spots. The “year in travel 2026” report by online travel agency eDreams ODIGEO analysed search and booking data for travellers across Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, the UK and the USA to find the trends of 2026 and what might shape travel next year. Globally, Barcelona, Madrid, Paris, Palma de Mallorca and London were the top five most booked destinations in 2026. Top searches in 2026 included Paris, London, Tokyo, New York City and Bangkok. In terms of…
Streeting — who has long been a pro-EU voice within his party — backed Burnham’s drive to reopen the conversation about membership. He said the British public is “perfectly capable of engaging with complicated arguments, if they’ve got a political leader brave enough to have that conversation with them.” “And I do think … he is an extraordinary political communicator,” the defense secretary said of Burnham. “And the way in which he has a conversation with the public is unlike anything I’ve seen before. “Even Tony Blair, who was such a generational political leader with a gift for communication —…
King Charles III and Queen Camilla were caught in heavy rain as they attended Independence Day celebrations in Antigua and Barbuda on Sunday, November 1. The royal couple sat alongside Prime Minister Gaston Browne at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, where they were greeted by Governor-General Rodney Williams ahead of a ceremony recognising citizens for their contributions to national development. The visit coincides with Antigua and Barbuda hosting the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) from November 1 to 4, bringing leaders together to discuss investment, development and international cooperation. The Caribbean nation gained independence from Britain on November 1, 1981.
Published on 3 November 2026 – 9:38 GMT+1 The Collins English Dictionary has announced a Word of the Year since 2013, a term selected by a team of lexicographers who look at “how often words are used” and who “analyse patterns of usage” that reveal the latest linguistic trends. Following the likes of “permacrisis”, “AI”, “Brat” and last year’s “vibe coding”, we now have this year’s pick: “Mogging”. The slang word is a popular term among Generation Z and Alpha, and means outperforming, outshining, or upstaging someone or something. It went mainstream this year, with a 210 per cent increase…